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WEEKLY SPOTLIGHT:
Battling Bishops finish second in Hoops 4 Hunger food drive
Rocky Mount, NC -
The final tally is in
for the first annual HOOPS 4 HUNGER award! North
Carolina Wesleyan, the smallest of the participating
institutions, is pleased to announce a second place
finish behind Wake Forest University! In the spirit of
competition, each school’s donations of food and funds were combined for a final
donation total. All monetary donations were multiplied by
five, then the total was divided by the number of students
attending each school for a per capita
amount.With $250.00 given
online and 186 pounds of food donated, the Bishops
finished with 1.954 lb./student. The Demon Deacons took
home the first annual trophy with 2.531 lb./student. UNC-Chapel
Hill finished third at 0.601 lb./student. North Carolina
Central, NC State, Duke, and East Carolina rounded out
the remaining participants.
Hoops 4 Hunger aimed to help re-stock
depleted Food Bank shelves by
encouraging school spirit and school
support of this collaborative, worthy
community service effort. Collectively,
the seven institutions combined to
provide 31,651 meals!
North Carolina State
University head coach Kay Yow was this year's honorary
chairperson.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE COMPLETE FINAL
RESULTS!
2007-08 SPOTLIGHT ARCHIVES
2006-07 SPOTLIGHT ARCHIVES
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